Elch

See also: elch

Dutch

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin Altacum. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛlx/

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• Hyphenation: Elch
• Rhymes: -ɛlx

Proper noun

Elch n

1. Othée, a village in Belgium

German

Alternative forms

• Elk (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle High German elch, elhe, from Old High German elahho, eliho, elcho, from Proto-Germanic *elhaz, *elhô.

In Early Modern German, the word had been entirely replaced with Elen (see there). In the late 18th century, the form Elk was borrowed from English elk, principally for the North American moose (then still thus called). This subsequently triggered renewed use of Elch, be it based on Middle High German or on East Prussian dialects where the word may have survived. After the mid-19th century, Elch began to make inroads, possibly reinforced by the entry Elen (1859) in the Deutsches Wörterbuch, where Grimm spoke disparagingly of this supposedly non-Germanic word.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛlç/

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Noun

Elch m (strong, genitive Elches or Elchs, plural Elche, masculine Elchbulle, feminine Elchkuh or Elchin)

1. moose, Eurasian elk (Alces alces)

   Synonyms: (archaic) Elen, Elentier

Declension

Declension of Elch [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Elch	die	Elche
genitive	eines	des	Elches, Elchs	der	Elche
dative	einem	dem	Elch, Elche1	den	Elchen
accusative	einen	den	Elch	die	Elche

¹Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

• Alaska-Elch
• Alunda-Elch
• Elchart
• Elchbeere
• Elchbüchse
• Elchbulle
• Elchdecke
• Elchfell
• Elchfest
• Elchfleisch
• Elchgeweih
• Elchhaut
• Elchhornkoralle
• Elchhund
• Elchhündin
• Elchin
• Elchjagd
• Elchjäger
• Elchkalb
• Elchkopf
• Elchkot
• Elchkuh
• Elchleder
• Elchlosung
• Elchniederung
• Elchpopulation
• Elchschädel
• Elchtest
• Elchunterart
• Elchwald
• Elchwild

 

Descendants

• → Luxembourgish: Elch

Further reading

• “Elch” in Duden online
• “Elch” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From German Elch.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ælχ/, [ælɕ]

Noun

Elch m (plural Elchen)

1. elk

Further reading

• Elch in the Lëtzebuerger Online Dictionnaire